Indigenous News

REGINA — Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government argued Thursday for a judge to dismiss a challenge of a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.

VANCOUVER — Researchers in British Columbia have published a study that suggests prescription opioids prevent overdose deaths among people with an addiction to potentially toxic street drugs.

ZUG, Switzerland — Sienna D'Alessandro scored two goals and Canada advanced to the semifinals of the world women's under-18 hockey championship with a 6-0 win over host Switzerland on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday she would not weigh in on the recent arrest of a Rebel News personality because politicians have no say in the operational decisions made by police.

Keanu Reeves has set down his guns and picked up a pen as co-author of his debut novel. The "John Wick" action star announced he will expand the universe of his BRZRKR comic book series with "The Book of Elsewhere," written with U.K.

VANCOUVER — Ski resorts are closed because of extreme cold, teachers are impressing students by instantly freezing boiling water, and it's even too cold for a zoo penguin walk.

OTTAWA — Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was detained for years in China, is among those urging a judge to avoid a harsh prison sentence for Cameron Jay Ortis, convicted of breaching Canada's secrets law.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,918.40, down 71.02 points): Bitfarms Ltd. (TSX:BITF). Finance. Down 57 cents, or 14.11 per cent, to $3.47 on 12.4 million shares.

A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is "premature at best.

MONTREAL — The RCMP said Thursday they are investigating whether a triple stabbing at a restaurant north of Quebec City in December was linked to terrorism.